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| Issuer | Government of the Cook Islands |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Cook Islands has issued commemorative gold in small fractional formats since the 1990s, largely targeting the collector market rather than any domestic monetary need — the islands use the New Zealand dollar for actual commerce. This particular issue commemorates the 2021 Dancing in Ottawa event, a cultural celebration tied to Indigenous and multicultural performance traditions in Canada's capital, an unusual subject for a Pacific issuer with no geographic connection to Ottawa whatsoever.
The .9999 fineness is standard for modern Cook Islands fractional gold. At 0.5 g, the bullion value is negligible; the coin exists entirely as a collectible.